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Zahur Hossain Chowdhury
Zahur Hossain Chowdhury (died 1980) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to journalism. Career Chowdhury started his career in the Indian newspaper The Statesman. He became the editor of The Sangbad in 1954. Other journalists like Ranesh Das Gupta, Satyen Sen, Santosh Gupta, Kamal Lohani and Mohammad Farhad also joined the Sangbad. Chowdhury also served as an editor of The Bangladesh Observer. Awards * Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ... (1981) References External linksA photograph of Zahur Hossain Chowdhury 1980 deaths Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi journalists People from Daganbhuiyan Upazila {{Bangladesh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and economics. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs administers the award. The award consists of an 18 carat gold medal weighing 3 tolas and a certificate of honour. The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu. The amount of the cash reward was originally ৳ 25,000, but it was subsequently increased to ৳ 100,000 in 2015. Next it was increased to tk 2,00,000 in 2017 and to tk 4,00,000 as of November 2019. Etymology The name ''Ekushey'' is important to Bengali nationalism, referring to 21 February 1952, commemorated as Language Movement Day and International Mother Language Day, when students campaigning for official status of the Bengali language within Pakistan were killed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Bangladesh
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh and represented by the president, the prime minister and the cabinet of Bangladesh. The legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad, and the judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a unitary state and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The executive government is led by the prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The current prime minister is Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, who was sworn-in by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statesman (India)
''The Statesman'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. It incorporates and is directly descended from ''The Friend of India'', founded in 1818. It is owned by The Statesman Ltd and headquartered at Statesman House, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata, with its national editorial office at Statesman House, Connaught Place, New Delhi. It is a member of the Asia News Network. ''The Statesman'' has an average weekday circulation of approximately 148,000, and the ''Sunday Statesman'' has a circulation of 230,000. This ranks it as one of the leading English newspapers in West Bengal, India. History ''The Statesman'' is a direct descendant of two newspapers, the Bombay (now Mumbai) based ''Indian Statesman'' and ''The Friend of India'' published in Calcutta (now Kolkata). ''Indian Statesman'' was started by Robert Knight, who was previously the principal founder and editor of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sangbad
''The Sangbad'' ( bn, সংবাদ) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper, founded in 1951 and published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest newspaper in Bangladesh. History The Sangbad was founded in 1951 and published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its first owner was Nasiruddin Ahmad and its first editor was Khairul Kabir. During the 1950s and 1960s the newspaper expressed strong views opposed to the Ayub Khan government of Pakistan, and was accordingly repressed. Its offices and printing pressed were burned during the crackdown in March 1971, and it remained closed during the entire Bangladesh Liberation War. On 31 October 2017 a journalist of the Sangbad was arrested under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. He had shown people screenshots of fake photos of the President and Prime Minister on his phone. Bazlur Rahman was a editor of the newspaper. In November 2020, the acting editor of the newspaper, Khandaker Muniruzzaman, died after catching COVI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranesh Das Gupta
Ranesh Das Gupta (15 January 1912 – 4 November 1997) was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist, and politician. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1998 by the Government of Bangladesh. He was one of the founders of the cultural organization Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi. Background and education Gupta was born to Apurboratna Dasgupta and Indroprova Devi. He got his early education from Pathshala of Ramananda Pundit in Purulia. In 1929, he passed matriculation from Bankura Zilla School and passed ISC examination from Kolkata City College. Career Gupta started his career as a journalist at the weekly ''Sonar Bangla''. In 1958, he was elected a Commissioner of Dhaka City Corporation. He was jailed for his political views for nine years. He worked in The Sangbad. Along with Satyen Sen, Gupta founded the cultural organization Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi ( bn, বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyen Sen
Satyen Sen ( bn, সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh. Early life Satyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen. He passed the entrance examination in 1924. He went to Kolkata and got involved in leftist movement. Later on he joined Jugantor (a political party). He then passed F.A. and B.A. exams. He started studying history at Calcutta University. He was arrested for his association with Jugantor several times in 1949, 1954, 1958 and 1965. Works He was influenced by Marxist philosophy, Marxist ideology and his ideology is reflected through his literary work. Apart from his political activities and literary works, Sen also worked as an assistant editor of The Sangbad. He was also the founder of Udichi (a cultural organization of Bangladesh). As a novelist he is known mostly for his historical novels. He wrote twelve novels along with eight books on history and twenty bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Gupta (journalist)
Santosh Gupta (9 January 1925 – 6 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 and Independence Day Award in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He wrote sometimes under the pen name ''Aniruddha''. Career Gupta started his career as journalist in 1957. Later he served as the senior assistant editor of The Sangbad. He wrote 18 books and edited some 30 books. Awards * Ekushey Padak * Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ... * Sher-e-Bangla Padak * Maulana Tarkabagish Padak * Jahur Hossain Memorial Padak References Further reading * 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Santosh Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi Hindus Bengali Hindus Recipients of the Independence Day Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Lohani
Kamal Lohani (26 June 1934 – 20 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as the director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011. Career Lohani got his first job as a journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955. He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization – ''Kranti'' in 1967. Early life Kamal Lohani was born on 26 June 1934 in the village of Santala in the then Pabna District (now Ullahpara Upazila of Sirajganj District). His father's name was Abu Yusuf Mohammad Musa Khan Lohani and his mother's name was Rokeya Khan Lohani. His real name is Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani. In 1952, he passed the secondary examination from Pabna Zilla School. He completed his higher education from Govt. Edward College, Pabna. Personal life In 1960, Lohani married Syeda Dipti Rani (d. 2007). She was his fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Farhad
Mohammad Farhad (July 5, 1938 – October 9, 1987), popularly known as "Comrade Farhad", was a guerrilla force commander during the Bangladesh independence war, and the President of Communist Party of Bangladesh and a member of Bangladesh Parliament. Early life Mohammad Farhad was born in Khetripara of Dinajpur district in present Bangladesh to. His father's name was Ahmed Sadakatul Bari and mother's was Tayabunnesa. He was an Urdu-speaking Bangladeshi. He finished his matriculation from Dinajpur Jila School in 1953 and received his master's degree in political science from Dhaka University in 1961. Politics Comrade Farhad played a role during different movements in the Pakistan and Bangladesh, including the 1952 Bengali Language Movement, 1962 Education Movement, 1968–69 Pakistan Mass Upheaval, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the post-71 Democracy movement. During the 1971 war, he helped lead the guerrilla forces jointly formed by the Communist Party, NAP and Chhatra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asiatic Society Of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka. Publications The society's publications include: * ''Banglapedia, the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh'' (edition 2, 2012) * ''Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh'' (2010, 28 volumes) * ''Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage'' (2008, 12 volumes) * ''Children’s Banglapedia'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bangladesh Observer
''The Bangladesh Observer'', founded by Hamidul Huq Choudhury in 1949, was the oldest, continuously published English-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh until it ceased publication in June 2010. History Since its inception as ''The Pakistan Observer'' in 1949, the newspaper consistently followed an independent editorial policy reflecting both the personality of its owner Hamidul Huq Choudhury and its long time editor Abdus Salam, and was an appropriate stance considering the tumultuous history of the region. Mohammad Shehabullah served as the newspaper's first editor. Shehabullah was succeeded by Abdus Salam, who served as editor of ''The Pakistan Observer'' from 1949 to 1972. The East Pakistan provincial government imposed an embargo on the newspaper's publication under the repressive Public Safety Act in February 1952. This occurred in response to the newspaper's strong support for the East Pakistan language movement and demands for provincial autonomy. Both Hamidul Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
